Runaway GO

~ Group

Annotation

The city of Belfast has certainly produced some outstanding bands over the years and it has just given us one more gem to hold high above our heads and champion with pride.

Music aficionados will already be aware that, in 2011, the Belfast based indie pop band runawayGO emerged as a force to be reckoned with. And now, they are about to become a household name as they trail-blaze their way through the Irish music scene, with heaving high energy performances and an arsenal of dynamic music.

Fronted by joint vocalists Dave Jackson and Fiona O’Kane, Chris Jackson on bass and James Lappin on guitar, the bands early performances have received high accolades from reviewers describing them as “a rare spectacle” and “one of the best bands in the country”.

Their dream ignited when they returned from London after winning Jack Daniel’s ‘JD Set Unsigned’ award. The accomplishment compelled them to put down a gruelling 18 months perfecting their sound and live performance. They discovered their on-stage energy was intoxicating, with audiences new and old compelled to sing back the anthemic choruses. And so, like all the bands that have made history, they decided to capitalise on their strengths.

Over the past six months, in the Start Together Studio in Belfast, the band have been recording their debut EP (due for release in February 2012), with Jonathan Shakhovskoy (Beady Eye & U2) on mixing duties in London and Geoff Pesche mastering at the Abbey Road Studios.

Although it is early days for runawayGO, the band have attracted great interest from several corners of the music industry. One of the tracks from their forthcoming EP ‘Don’t Let Me’ has been included in the independent movie “Making Ugly’ and the track ‘Wide Awake’ is being approached for inclusion in an Xbox LIVE game due for release in 2012.

The band have stated their mission – runawayGO are going to be the next band to put Ireland on the map, in bold fluorescent rocking colours. Watch this space!

Annotation last modified on 2014-03-10 15:00 UTC.

Discography

Single

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2011AlligatorRunaway GO51
2011Delicate ManRunaway GO51
2012Jump StartRunaway GO51
2013This Is RealRunaway GO51
2013I Would GoRunaway GO1

EP

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
2012E.P.Runaway GO51

Showing official release groups by this artist.